Nation and World Politics
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US economy grew at a solid 3% rate last quarter, government says in final estimate
Sep 26, 2024 8:12 am - WASHINGTON — The American economy expanded at a healthy 3% annual pace from April through June, boosted by strong consumer spending and business investment, the governmen...
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Zelenskyy is visiting the White House as a partisan divide grows over Ukraine warSep 26, 2024 8:09 am - WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Washington on Thursday as U.S. support for his country's fight against Russia faces a partisan reckoning ...
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Russian missiles and drones target Kyiv for 5 hours and hit Ukraine’s power grid
Sep 26, 2024 8:02 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s air defenses battled an overnight Russian aerial attack on the capital Kyiv for five hours, officials said Thursday, as missiles and drones agai...
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Netanyahu vows to use ‘full force’ against Hezbollah and dims hopes for a cease-fire
Sep 26, 2024 7:54 am - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed to carry out “full force” strikes against Hezbollah until it ceases firing rockets across the border, dimming ...
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with taking bribes and illegal campaign funds from foreign sources
Sep 26, 2024 7:30 am - New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on federal charges alleging that he took bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign sources.
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Did the president really call me? Watch for AI voter cons, AG saysSep 25, 2024 8:46 pm - As artificial intelligence enables election scams, AG offers tips to spot fakes
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Trump is losing his edge on the economy among voters
Sep 25, 2024 8:13 am - Americans are finally starting to feel better about the economy, invigorating Vice President Kamala Harris’s pitch for the presidency as she narrows her Republican oppone...
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Israeli army chief says military is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon
Sep 25, 2024 8:00 am - TEL AVIV, Israel — A drone hit the port of the southern Israeli city of Eilat on Wednesday, and a second one was intercepted, the Israeli military said. Israel’s rescue s...
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In dueling speeches, Harris is to make her capitalist pitch while Trump pushes deeper into populism
Sep 25, 2024 7:56 am - WASHINGTON — Derided by Donald Trump as a “communist,” Kamala Harris is playing up her street cred as a capitalist. Attacked by Harris as a rich kid who got $400 million ...
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A tale of crushing security lapses and missed chances to stop the man who shot Trump
Sep 25, 2024 7:53 am - WASHINGTON — The acting director of the Secret Service was incensed at what had happened that July evening. “What I saw made me ashamed,” Ronald Rowe Jr. said. “I cannot ...